consumer goods

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Companies that sell consumer goods like food, clothes or cleaning products are starting to feel the pinch as lower-earning consumers tighten their budgets in the face of higher energy costs and a stagnant job market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Higher diesel prices for a sustained period would, however, ripple throughout the broader supply chain and could lead companies to eventually increase the price of consumer goods, economists say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

For years, policymakers celebrated cheap consumer goods as proof that globalization was working.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Domestic brands now command a dominant share of China’s fast-moving consumer goods market, reflecting a steady shift in preference toward local alternatives.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

New consumers, he reasoned, would need new consumer goods.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer